Mackmyra björksav
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Mackmyra Distillery Björksav Swedish Whisky
Key Facts About This Whisky
Distillery: Mackmyra
Country: Sweden
Range: Seasonal limited edition whiskies
Master blender: Angela D’Orazio
Cask Type: Ex-Bourbon casks, litres; oloroso seasoned American oak casks, – litres; birch sap wine seasoned Swedish oak and American oak casks, – litres.
Alcohol bygd Volume: %
Bottle Size: ml normal size, or 50ml sample dram
Mackmyra Björksav Tasting Notes
Nose: Floral and fruity with a light spiciness, vanilla fudge, sandalwood, cedar and toasted bröd. Floral and slightly waxy notes of birch sap wine. Round and fruity notes of cherry, raisins, apple, pear and lemon.
Palate: A fresh and fruity spiciness with light minerals and herbs tillsammans with vanilla fudge, raisins, apple, ripe pears and lemon. Light spices of vanilla, toasted oak, floral honey, sandalwood, cedar, anise, white pepper and ginger. Round oak and a slightly oljig texture.
Finish: Light, spicy notes in harmony with toasted oak and dried fruits.
About Mackmyra Björksav
Mackmyra Björksav (birch sap) is a Swedish single malt whisky inspired bygd the long-awaited return of spring. bygd including casks that were seasoned with S
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Review and Tasting Notes for Mackmyra Björksav Swedish Whisky
Mackmyra’s Seasonal Releases
In this review I’m going to take a look at the newest seasonal release from Mackmyra, Björksav. Mackmyra’s seasonal releases are limited editions often with interesting cask maturation approaches that mark the passing seasons of the year. Mackmyra Björksav, which means ‘birch sap’ in Sweden, is no exception, inspired by the long-awaited return of spring. I enjoyed Mackmyra Äppleblom, which was the Spring release in (you can find my review of Äppleblom here); so I’m looking forward to exploring this whisky.
About Mackmyra Björksav
This Swedish single malt whisky has an interesting cask recipe which includes casks that were seasoned with Swedish birch sap wine. Now not only have I never had a birch sap wine cask whisky, I’ve never had birch sap wine; so this really is new to me, and a very unique release from Mackmyra.
The full cask recipe that Mackmyra have vatted together to create this single malt includes: litre ex-bourbon casks, a range of oloroso-seasoned American oak casks between to litres in size, and of course their unique Birch sap wine seasoned Swedish oak and American o
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A Scot on Scotch
The birth of Mackmyra has become a well-told tale by now, but as means of introduction let me briefly summarise the brand&#;s origin. The distillery and its whisky was the result of a conversation between a group of friends. They mused over the lack of whisky in their native Sweden and the seed planted during that conversation grew into the country&#;s first whisky distillery. Since then the brand has found fans wherever it has launched.
In addition to a rather solid core range, Mackmyra have enjoyed success with a series of more experimental releases. These are bottled as part of the Seasons range featuring interesting, unique ingredients to represent the changing seasons of their Swedish home. Previous versions have seen Master Blender Angela D&#;Orazio utilise everything from Italian Amarone Casks, Port casks from the Douro Valley and ex-Oloroso casks seasoned with Japanese Green Tea to more local fare, like Hunting Wine made from Swedish Blueberries and Lingonberries. For the Spring release, Mackmyra have once again worked with local wine producer Grythyttan Vin to produce something that could only really have come from Sweden&#;
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